Guide for Installing Koel on Ubuntu 24.04
In the realm of self-hosted music streaming servers, Koel stands out as a modern and efficient solution, built on the Laravel framework. This article outlines the general steps for setting up Koel on Ubuntu 24.04, offering audiophiles and developers a personalised music streaming experience.
To begin, you'll need to install the required dependencies, including PHP, Nginx, MySQL, Composer, Node.js, and npm. Update your system and run the following commands:
```bash sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade sudo apt install php php-cli php-mbstring php-xml php-bcmath php-curl php-mysql php-zip nginx mysql-server composer nodejs npm ```
Next, set up the database for Koel. Create a MySQL or MariaDB database and user:
```sql CREATE DATABASE koel_db CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci; CREATE USER 'koel_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password'; GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON koel_db.* TO 'koel_user'@'localhost'; FLUSH PRIVILEGES; ```
Download the Koel source code by cloning the repository or downloading the latest release:
```bash git clone https://github.com/koel/koel.git /var/www/koel cd /var/www/koel ```
Install PHP and JavaScript dependencies using Composer and npm:
```bash composer install --no-dev npm install npm run build ```
Configure Koel by copying the example environment configuration and editing it to set your database and application settings:
```bash cp .env.example .env nano .env ```
Run PHP Artisan commands to set up the database schema and seed initial data:
```bash php artisan migrate --seed ```
Set up Nginx or Apache to serve the Koel public directory (`/var/www/koel/public`). A typical Nginx server block might look like this:
```nginx server { listen 80; server_name your_domain.com; root /var/www/koel/public;
index index.php;
location / { try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string; }
location ~ \.php$ { include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf; fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php/php8.2-fpm.sock; }
location ~ /\.ht { deny all; } } ```
Ensure the web server user owns the Koel directory and set proper permissions:
```bash sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/koel ```
Finally, start and enable services, and your Koel server should be ready for use:
```bash sudo systemctl restart php8.2-fpm sudo systemctl restart nginx sudo systemctl enable php8.2-fpm sudo systemctl enable nginx ```
After completing these steps, access Koel through your web browser at your server's domain or IP address and begin uploading and streaming music.
For optimal performance, deploy Koel on a Shape.Host Cloud VPS running Ubuntu 24.04. With root access, scalable resources, data isolation, and high-performance deployments for multiple apps, Shape.Host offers an ideal hosting solution for Koel.
For more detailed commands, troubleshooting, and additional features such as HTTPS, audio processing, and user management, refer to the latest official Koel documentation or Ubuntu 24.04-specific tutorials. Happy streaming!
To further enhance your music streaming experience, consider utilizing data-and-cloud-computing technologies to store your music collection online. Services like Google Drive, Dropbox, or OneDrive can be integrated with Koel, allowing you to store and access your music from anywhere.
Moreover, technology can also be leveraged to stream music from other popular platforms directly into Koel. Utilizing APIs from online music streaming services like Spotify or Apple Music could expand your entertainment options within the Koel platform.
